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Cars, sheds entered; impaired driver crashes

Cars and sheds entered
City police officers were called to the Safe Boulevard neighbourhood Sunday night in regards to people entering parked cars and sheds in the area.
Police said the suspectswere “removing property” from the cars and sheds but did not report what items were taken.
Police are reminding owners not to leave valuables in unattended vehicles. Police also urge people to call should they see suspicious activities in their neighbourhood.
Anyone with information about these crimes is asked to call Belleville Police or Quinte Crime Stoppers.

Disqualified driver
A 31-year-old city man was held for a bail hearing after being charged with two counts of breaching an undertaking and driving while disqualified.
The charges stem from a traffic stop on Moira Street West early Monday morning. The officer determined the man driving the vehicle was disqualified from operating a motor vehicle and, further, discovered he was under conditions not to be in the driver’s seat of a motor vehicle or owning a cellphone.
The man was held for a bail hearing and his vehicle was impounded for 45 days.

Car strikes pole, driver charged
QUINTE WEST — A Stirling man has been charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash on Frankford-Stirling Road.
Officers were called to the scene just befor 7 p.m. Sunday and found a car had left the roadway and struck a hydro pole.
Police, while investigating, determined the 21-year-old Stirling man had been drinking and charged him with impaired operation of a motor vehicle. He was released and is scheduled to appear in court next month.